austin

I got back from Austin almost a month ago. Time to post some stuff, huh? I went to Austin for four days with my friends Shana and Kate. We’re all single, 20 somethings who love whiskey, and have conflicting tastes in men. We stayed at this cozy, Airbnb apartment over Sputnik on 6th Street. We ate everywhere and…

“That’s Marceline,” I say, mid sip, not even trying to hide my enthusiasm. Our waitress smiles and nods, proudly displaying the small Adventure Time tattoo on her forearm. I muse about Adventure Time for a moment, by far, one of my favorite shows, while trying to detect whether or not the red wine I’m drinking…

“Can I have a dirty martini?” Shana asks, loudly, over the sound of the live music. “We don’t have that,” the young, boyish looking bartender says. She asks for another specialty cocktail, and again, he says they don’t have it. “Can I have a Corona?” Kate asks, a bit hesitant. “Yeah,” he answers, slightly amused.…

I’m so pumped that I’ve booked my first trip of 2015. 2014 was a good travel year. I didn’t leave the country, but I visited Portland, Los Angeles, Palm Springs, Rochester, Nashville, Asheville, and Philadelphia. Not bad. Not bad, Randall.